Where was Sorcerer filmed?
1977 film directed by William Friedkin
Sorcerer (1977) was filmed in Paris, New York City, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, Queens, Veracruz and 4 more places, 10 places named in its Wikipedia article, in United States, Palestine, France, Mexico. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as New Jersey. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
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Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 10 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Los Angeles
🇺🇸 United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
“A week into the shooting in the Dominican Republic, Friedkin and his crew went to Los Angeles to process the film and view dailies.” Wikipedia
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New York City
🇺🇸 United States
most populous city in the United States
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Jerusalem
🇵🇸 Palestine
city in the Middle East, holy to the three Abrahamic religions
“The sequence filmed in Jerusalem was realized with cooperation of Israeli security forces who portrayed themselves in the pursuit scenes.” Wikipedia
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Paris
🇫🇷 France
capital and most populous city in France
“Principal photography commenced on location in Paris and depicted Victor Manzon's backstory.” Wikipedia
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Queens
🇺🇸 United States
borough in New York City, New York, United States
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Elizabeth
🇺🇸 United States
city in and county seat of Union County, New Jersey, United States
“To create four prologues for the characters' respective backstories, Friedkin shot each of the vignettes on location, respectively in Paris for Victor Manzon, Jerusalem for Kassem, Elizabeth, New Jersey, for Jackie Scanlon, and Veracruz, Mexico, for Nilo.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Veracruz
🇲🇽 Mexico
city of Veracruz, Mexico
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness
🇺🇸 United States
wilderness in New Mexico, United States
“The climax of the 1977 William Friedkin film Sorcerer was filmed in the Bisti Badlands.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Farmington
🇺🇸 United States
city in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States
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San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
🇲🇽 Mexico
municipal seat of Tuxtepec, State of Oaxaca, Mexico
“In Tuxtepec, Mexico, where the suspension bridge scene was filmed, an undercover federal agent informed Friedkin that several of his crew members, including grip crew men, stuntmen and a makeup artist, were in the possession of drugs and were urged to leave the country or face prison sentences.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in New Jersey, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: United States
Also shot in these places
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- Blade Runner 1982
- Spider-Man 2002
- Iron Man 2008
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Sorcerer have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 10 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Pulp Fiction (1994), The Dark Knight (2008), Back to the Future (1985), Fight Club (1999) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.